Venturing
Activities for 2001 - 2002

2001

September
22Venturing Caving Weekend-Following
the theme “Bringing high adventure to a new low”, our adventure in
Karst studies will take place at Spring Valley Caves near Rochester.Fulfill many of your Cave Exploration requirements for the
Ranger Award and outdoor Bronze Award.

October
20
Halloween Dance Cruise-An evening of Rockin’
and Rollin’ on the Mississippi.Tickets include a 3 hour
scenic paddle boat ride, a DJ for dancing on the boat
and door prizes.

October
20
Orienteering Day-
At Camp Stearns you will learn how to navigate using a map and
compass.Sponsored by
Crew 180, this event will help you to compete the Land Navigation
requirements of the Ranger Award and Outdoor Bronze Award.

2002

January
26Winter
Event-At
Camp Stearns.Participants
will learn a variety of new winter outdoor skills such as snowshoeing,
cross-country skiing, biathlon, sliding and a medallion hunt.Activities start at 9:00 am.A warming building will be available.

February 2-4Winter Camping-OKPIK-You’ve heard the hype,
thought you’d like to try it, but you don’t have the
equipment.Now is your
chance to learn the skills, cold
weather camping equipment is provided.This event
will take place at the
Charles Sommers HighAdventure Base in Ely, Minnesota. You will be able to
work toward the Wilderness Survival requirement of
the Ranger and
Outdoor Bronze Award.

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